Improvement in ornamental chains



D, D. NEVINS. 0'rnamental "Chain.

No.197,655. Pafented Nov. 27,1877.

N:PETER. PHOTKLUTMOGRAFHER, WA SHINQTDN. D. C,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID D. NEVINS, OF ATTLEBOROUGH FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN ORNA MENTAL CHAINS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 197,655, dated November27, 1877 application filed October 6, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID D. NEVINS, of Attleborough Falls, in thecounty of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Chains, of which the following is a specification:

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of aportion of my improved chain. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the same,taken through the line a0 at, Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a detail view, showing a modified form of link.

Similar letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved chain forwatch-guards, necklaces, &c., which shall be simple in construction, andneat and highly ornamental in appearance.

The invention consists in a chain composed of links formed of shortpieces of wire, having loops made in their middle parts, and havingtheir ends bent outward, rearward, and inward to form rings or loops, ashereinafter fully described.

The chain is made of links A, of round or flat wire, which is cut intopieces of suitable length. The middle parts of the pieces of wire arebent into loops a of semicircular, a

little more than semicircular, or a U form. The ends of the pieces ofwire are then bent outward, rearward, and inward to form rings, eyes, orloops a In forming the chain, the loops at of two links, A, are passedthrough the eyes or loops at of two other links, A. The eyes or loops atof the two latter links are then brought together, and the loops a oftwo other links are passed through them, and so on until a chain of thedesired length has been formed.

The links A may be made of wire, plated with gold or silver, of solidgold or silver wire,- or of wire of any other material or composition.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent A chain composed oflinks A, formed of short pieces ofwire, having loops a made in their middle parts, and having their endsbentoutward, rearward, and inward to form rings or loops a substantially'as herein shown and described. 0

' DAVID DANIEL NEVIN S. Witnesses:

GARDNER G. WRIGHT,

SUSAN J. WRIGHT.

